Where does “bróðursonur” come from?

bróðursonur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sonur, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

bróðursonur (Icelandic): fraternal nephew, brother’s son

Definitions

  1. fraternal nephew, brother’s son

Ancestry of “bróðursonur”, step by step

bróðursonur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sonur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsonurson
2Old Norsesonrson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

via Icelandic bróðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbróðirbrother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →